Midday Blog Roundup

FROM THE BLOGS:
Right falsely accuses Kagan on abortion - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Angle speaks... - Steve Benen, Political Animal
KY-SEN roundup #1 - David Katz, Comments from Left Field
Did Obama look to cover-up Blago contacts? - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Bet Jindal hasn't golfed in the past 70 days - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Kagan's manipulation on partial-birth abortion - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Media losing interest in Kagan confirmation? - Josh Marshall, TPM
Kagan and Graham on the global battlefield - emptywheel, firedoglake
GOP adds to child hunger, Limbaugh laughs - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
Immigration trial for son of Hamas starts - Daniel Halper, Weekly Standard
Leaving oil untouched may have been better - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
Parker: 'Say, Obama is kind of feminine' - William Teach, Right Wing News
Wednesday Kagan roundup - Matthew Scarola, SCOTUSblog
Kirk tries to turn the page - Reid Wilson, Hotline OnCall
A little secret about polls - Taegan Goddard, Political Wire

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Second quarter fundraising flurry underway - The Hill
Russian spy suspects were suburbia personified - New York Times
Roberts led Supreme Court through assertive term - Washington Post
Ford announces $4 billion debt reduction plan - Detroit Free Press

FROM THE BLOGS:
The horses' asses in the statehouse - Matt Welch, Hit & Run
Brokaw admits he's a Democrat - Michelle Malkin
Calif. school nets $200k from Palin speech - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Boehner says Dems 'snuffing out America' - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Big news on Siegelman - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Boehner commits honesty - Jonathan Chait
FinReg DOA in the Senate? - SusanAnne Hiller, Right Wing News
Fundamental rights and the Supreme Court - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Five reasons to hate the new START - James Carafano, The Foundry
Austerity in Ireland - Matthew Yglesias
SCOTUS declines challenge to Healthy SF - David Dayden, firedoglake
Vox populi on the deficit - Ezra Klein
In which I interview myself - Rick Moran, Right Wing Nut House
FinReg: Collins holding out her vote - Joan McCarter, Daily Kos
On that Saddam-al-Qaeda connection - Jeffrey Goldberg

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Byrd will lie in repose in Senate chamber - The Hill
Kagan shifts on disclosure of legal views - New York Times
Consumer confidence crumbles in June - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Chart of the day: SCOTUS chatter - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Income, spending and saving grew in May - D. Indiviglio, The Atlantic
Good plan - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
'Chocolate milk' starting to bother Taylor - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
'Words must mean something' - Gabriel Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard
The secrets of JournoList - Jonathan Chait
Grayson: June 28th peace party - Jerome Armstrong, MyDD
The post-Byrd Senate - Ezra Klein
Court strikes Chicago handgun ban - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Risky business - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Public opinion and Social Security - Matthew Yglesias
Hypocrisy watch: Herseth-Sandlin - Moe Lane, RedState
DiFi will cave on intel reform - emptywheel, firedoglake
Weigel explains away JournoList emails - P.J. Gladnick, Newsbusters
Another outrageous DHS appointee - Michelle Malkin

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Christian groups seek Comcast's porn revenue - The Hill
Justices say gun rights apply locally - New York Times
Kagan starts hearings as elusive GOP target - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
FinReg includes movie futures ban - Ted Johnson, Wilshire & Washington
Personal reflections on Wall St. reform - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Deficit talking points for America Speaks - masaccio, firedoglake
#6 - Michelle Malkin
GOP shuts down 'jobs' bill - Moe Lane, RedState
Who's up for another homebuyer tax credit? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
On the renminbi - Reihan Salam, The Agenda
FinReg finished? - Ezra Klein
In defense of...Kanjorski?? - John Hawkins, Right Wing News
Why healthcare repeal is doomed - Jonathan Chait
Friendly question for Kagan - Gabriel Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard
When 'full repeal' doesn't mean 'full repeal' - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Leftist soccer agony - John Steele Gordon, contentions
Palin endorses Obama-Hitler comparison - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
Meg Whitman's 'professional' standards - Kaili Joy Gray, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama: Temporary doc fix not adequate - The Hill
Congress reaches deal on financial reform - New York Times
G-20: millions of jobs at risk - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Michelle Malkin rips Salazar on Hannity - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
McChrystal is gone; who's next? - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish
Top Republican on Kagan filibuster: 'I wouldn't take it off the table' - Kathy Kiely, On Politics
Changing generals changes nothing in Afghanistan - Hannah Gurman, Salon
Saving the safe harbor - Jesse Walker, Hit & Run
Putting Pentagon spending on the table - Steve Benen, The Washington Monthly
Cantor tries to brush off Barton's defense of BP - Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress
Defending Guttmacher - The Corner
ACORN appeals unconstitutional funding cutoff - Susie Madrak, Crooks & Liars
Goldman Sachs still eviler than BP - Andy Kroll, MoJo
Liberal McChrystal banned FOX News from his headquarters - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Obama's Islamic envoy: Obama is "Educator-in-Chief on Islam" - Stephen Schwartz, TWS
Germany's sovreign debt non-crisis - Matthew Yglesias
Education and individualism - Rod Dreher

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Petraeus confirmation set for Tuesday - The Hill
Justices limit use of 'honest services' law against fraud - New York Times
Afghanistan's deadliest month - Washington Post
Congress nears Wall Street reform - Financial Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
McChrystal meeting: that was quick - Meredith Jessup, Townhall
The Lees of old Utah - Jim Geraghty, The Campaign Spot
Barton privately apologizes to GOPers - Greg Sargent, The Plum Line
Orszag and the end of the dream - Jonathan Chait
Reminder: Commies still suck - Matt Welch, Hit & Run
Tragic failure of imagination - mistermix, Balloon Juice
Auto dealer exemption a lock for FinReg - Annie Lowrey, Wash. Independent
Judge who blocked moratorium has oil stock - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Mike Huckabee and the 'ick' factor - Barbara Morrill, Daily Kos
The threat of amnesty by executive order - Michelle Malkin
WaPo goes all-in on McChrystal headlines - Matthew Yglesias
All the news that's fit to ignore - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Health reform getting more, not less, popular - Ezra Klein
Obama's leadership vacuum - Mike Brownfield, The Foundry
Steele urges 'trust' of Wall Street - Steve Benen, Political Animal

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
National Republicans get their candidates - The Hill
General sees Obama, then leaves before war meeting - New York Times
Three candidates to replace McChrystal - Washington Post

FROM THE BLOGS:
Glacier melting not from climate change? - Nick Loris, The Foundry
Crisis of the welfare state? - Matthew Yglesias
A tale of budget cowardice...and courage - Erick Erickson, RedState
Tuesday primary preview - Steve Singiser, Daily Kos
McChrystal isn't MacArthur - Logan Penza, The Moderate Voice
The pope mouths off - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Republicans to boycott Kagan hearing? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
The shame of Stanley McChrystal - Jeffrey Goldberg
What to do about McChrystal - Steve Benen, Political Animal
SCOTUS v. John Brennan - Gabriel Schoenfeld, Weekly Standard
The return of the rationing scare - Jonathan Chait
The military vs. Obama - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Assert civilian gov't and fire McChrystal - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Afghan standoff - Chris Field, Townhall
Obligatory WTF McChrystal post - mattbastard, Comments from Left Field

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
GOP sponsor may withdraw support for campaign finance bill - The Hill
McChrystal controversy may complicate U.S.-Afghan strategy - Washington Post
McCain now running just to stay in place - New York Times

FROM THE BLOGS:
Sympathy for the devil - Joe Klein, Swampland
Crist in commanding lead - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
John Oxendine's binder - Erick Erickson, RedState
CA-Sen: in the mold of Palin - Lauerence Lewis, Daily Kos
Terror trials punted until after election - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Obama rips GOP 'obstruction' - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
Kagan's sympathies clear on military - Jillian Bandes, Townhall
China moving toward revoluing its currency - Ezra Klein
The end of activist government? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Wall Street reform - DaveJ, Open Left
That's how you Bork a SCOTUS nominee - Damon W. Root, Hit & Run
How loose has monetary policy really been? - Matthew Yglesias
Ambush journalism, 19th century style - J.S. Gordon, contentions
It's the economy, stupid - Steve Benen, Political Animal
The Alvin Greene of Texas? - Doug Powers, (Michelle Malkin)

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Chinese currency shift has Wall Street rising - The Hill
Restoring a haven for Afghan women - New York Times
Supreme Court backs antiterror law - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama approval drops to 41% in Rasmussen - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Will the GOP mellow? - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Joe Barton had 'worst week in Washington' - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Fathers who're husbands spare kids from poverty - Ken McIntyre, The Foundry
The case against stimulus - Matthew Yglesias
Military hospitals: a place to heal, not kill - Rep. Todd Akin, Right Wing News
I should have been a conservative - Jonathan Chait
BP in no danger of bankruptcy - Kathy Kattenburg, The Moderate Voice
Hillary for you and me - DougJ, Ballon Juice
A first-of-its-kind mobile app - Meghann Olshefski, techRepublican
When the GOP tries to be reasonable - Laurence Lewis, Daily Kos
Even the NYT notices drilling moratorium - Erick Erickson, RedState
Free markets for whom? - Ann Davidow, BuzzFlash
Obama still sinking on approval ratings - John, Powerline
Angle breaks her silence (sort of) - Steve Benen, Political Animal

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Grassley, Baucus reach agreement on doc fix - The Hill
Obama urges Europe to not drop its stimulus measures - New York Times
Immigration fight creeps north - Wall Street Journal

FROM THE BLOGS:
Congressional gimmicks leave taxpayers in a lurch - Brian Blase, The Foundry
Grim economic growth forecasts - Ezra Klein
Quote of the day: ease up on BP! - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
Scaling back climate expectations even more - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Jon Stewart ridicules Obama - Big Hollywood
Will Dems run afoul of Civil Rights Commission? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Republicans who've blasted escrow account - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Today in Washington - Brian Darling, RedState
Transpartisan opposition to Van Hollen bill - Adam Bink, Open Left
Christie popular by N.J. standards - Jim Geraghty, Campaign Spot
Republican apologizes to BP CEO - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
Immigration: What would Reagan do and should it matter? - Paul, Powerline
The healthcare myth that won't die - Jonathan Chait
Dems wanted these two Senate candidates - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
White House strikes back at Barton - Mike Memoli, The Swamp

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Waxman: BP's Hayward failed to review risks - The Hill
BP chief expresses contrition to House panel - New York Times
Lawmakers bet on firms they oversaw - Wall Street Journal